Curriculum Vitae for Leiv K

Curriculum vitae for Leiv K. Sydnes

Education

Cand. mag., University of Oslo, December 1971

Cand. real., Organic Chemistry, University of Oslo, October 1974

Dr. philos., Organic Chemistry, University of Oslo, November 1978

Employment

Research Associate, University of Oslo, 01.10.74 - 05.09.78

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of WesternOntario, Canada with Professor Paul de Mayo 09.78 - 05.80

Associate Professor, University of Tromsø, 01.06.80 - 31.12.86

Professor, University of Tromsø, 01.01.87 - 31.08.93

Professor, University of Bergen, 01.09.93 -

Visiting Professor, Iowa State University, USA, 01.08.85 - 31.07.86

Adjunct professor, University of Tromsø 01.09.93 - 31.08.98

Visiting Fellow, AustralianNationalUniversity, Canberra, Australia 24.03.- 26.04.98

Adjunct Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 01.09.98 – 31.05.03

Visiting Professor, University of Tasmania, University of New South Wales, and Victoria University in Wellington,

10.01. – 25.06.08

Visiting Professor, University of Vienna, Austria, 15.01. – 01.07.09

Visiting Professor, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 15.01. – 30.06.13

Research

The research is concentrated on organic synthesis with emphasis on cyclopropane chemistry, photochemistry, and development of synthetic methodology. Many of the problems currently investigated are related to the preparation of biologically active molecules. So far the research has resulted in more than 130 publications in refereed journals andseveral contributions to 12 books published in English, most extensively to several volumes of Houben-Weyl.The research group comprises of two postdocs, three PhD students and four MSc students.

Professional activity in addition to research

Written numerous articles in national and international periodicals, including book reviews of foreign scientific books, papers about chemistry topics for non-specialists, discussion papers about teaching, and global problems related to chemistry. Heavily engaged in national and international organization devoted to chemistry and other chemical sciences, including the Norwegian Chemical Society, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, European Communities Chemistry Council, Federation of European Chemical Societies, COST, INTAS, and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).Organized a large number of national and international conferences, including IUPAC’s 18th International Conference on Organic Synthesis in 2010.

Awards

The Thaulow Prize from the University of Oslo, Norway 1995; Elected Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, 1999; The Federation of the European Chemical Societies (FECS) Medal for 2003; Elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) 2004; Elected Member of Academia Europaea, 2005; Elected Fellow of Federation of Asian Chemical Societies 2005; Honorary Doctorate, Kazan State Technological University, Tatarstan, Russia 2006; Elected Member of Academia Delle Scienze Dell’Istituto Di Bologna (2006)

Other professional activities

Some international engagements:

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

Vice President for 2002-2003; President for 2004-2005; Past President for 2006-2007

Chair of CHEMRAWN committee 2008-

International Council of Science (ICSU)

Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the Conduct of Science, Chair 2012-

European Communities Chemistry Council (ECCC) and Federation of European Chemical Societies (FECS)

ECCC: Member 1994 – 1996; Vice Chairman 1997 - 2001

European Chemist Registration Board (ECRB): Member 1996 – 2000 and 2008- ; Chairman 2001- 2007

FECS: Member of the Executive Committee 1998 - 2001

Other Engagements

Member of the COST D2 Management Committee (Selective Synthesis): 1992 – 1997 (terminated)

Member of the COST D12 Management Committee (Organic Transformations:

Selective Processes and Asymmetric Catalysis):

Member 1998 – 2002, including Vice Chairman 2000; Chairman 2001

Member of the COST D24 and COST D26 Management Committees

Member, INTAS Assessment Panel, Brussels 1994

INTAS Referee 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004

Member of the Editorial Boards:

Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1989 – 1994

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2005 –

Journal of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (Kemija u industriji), 2010 -